Freeland, Mattei cases postponed

Monday

Feb 24, 2014 at 5:07 PM

By James Postjpost@the-leader.com

CORNING | Two cases scheduled for hearings Monday in Steuben County Court were postponed, one until late March and the other without a specified date.Barbara Freeland, of Canisteo, was scheduled to appear for sentencing on a charge of third-degree grand larceny before Steuben County Judge Marianne Furfure.Authorities say Freeland stole more than $50,000 from the trust fund of an elderly man she assisted.The sentencing was rescheduled for March 26.Another appearance scheduled for Monday before Judge Furfure, that of Brendan Mattei, was also postponed.Mattei, 19, of Corning, is charged in connection with the alleged attempted robbery of a Corning apartment in June.It wasn’t clear what the hearing was scheduled for, although District Attorney Brooks Baker said Friday he thought it could be a plea on the charges.Police say Mattei and another man, Coty Ferris, 18, also of Corning, forced their way into an apartment on Jennings Street and tried the rob the occupants at gunpoint.According to authorities, during the attempted robbery, Mattei struggled with one of the occupants and was shot in the hand.He was apprehended several hours later on West Fifth Street.Mattei is charged with second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, first-degree attempted robbery, fourth-degree conspiracy and first-degree falsifying business records.The most serious charges carry a maximum sentence of 15 years in state prison.No new date was available for a hearing in that case.